The geomicrobiology and (bio)geochemistry of platinum, palladium and rhodium

在澳大利亚，尽管有丰富的潜在寄主岩石，但已知的（铂）铂、（钯）钯或（铑）铑经济矿床很少。通过改进陆上勘探技术，该项目将确保这些战略金属对澳大利亚经济的供应。通过整合地球化学、分子微生物和微观分析（如同步加速器）技术，该项目还将：(i)提高澳大利亚在地球微生物学突破性科学方面的地位；（ii）确保澳大利亚科学在评估人为的Pt、Pd和Rh污染方面发挥主导作用；（三）通过促进国际合作获取海外发展的专业知识；（四）探索微生物群在矿石加工和纳米颗粒生产中的转化能力。

Few economic (Platinum) Pt, (Palladium) Pd or (Rhodium) Rh deposits are known in Australia despite an abundance of potential host rock. By improving onshore exploration techniques this project will ensure the supply of these strategic metals to the Australian economy. By integrating geochemical, molecular microbial and microanalyses (e.g., synchrotron) techniques this project will also: (i) enhance Australia's status in the breakthrough science of Geomicrobiology; (ii) secure a leading role for Australian science in the assessment of anthropogenic Pt, Pd and Rh pollution; (iii) access expertise developed overseas by fostering international collaborations; and (iv) explore the transformational capabilities of microbiota for ore-processing of and nano-particle production.